But the best leverage/asset for trading that Calgary has is the two firsts they acquired by shipping out veteran players.

If they want to make trades to significantly bolster their roster, they'll have to give up at least one of those two picks.

Good post, if we do want to bolster the roster I agree with you. I'm just not sure that we do want to do that quite yet. If it was the right player I might look at it. Something around guys like Burmistrov or Gardiner might make sense for us. Older players wouldn't make a lot of sense. A move like the Pens pick and a 3rd for Burmistrov and a 2nd is something I'd do. Or the Blues pick for Gardiner.